diff --git a/libs/binder/Status.cpp b/libs/binder/Status.cpp
index e318a7f..a3f8755 100644
--- a/libs/binder/Status.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/Status.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,17 @@
 }
 
 Status Status::fromExceptionCode(int32_t exceptionCode) {
+    if (exceptionCode == EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED) {
+        return Status(exceptionCode, FAILED_TRANSACTION);
+    }
     return Status(exceptionCode, OK);
 }
 
 Status Status::fromExceptionCode(int32_t exceptionCode,
                                  const String8& message) {
+    if (exceptionCode == EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED) {
+        return Status(exceptionCode, FAILED_TRANSACTION, message);
+    }
     return Status(exceptionCode, OK, message);
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@
     // Something really bad has happened, and we're not going to even
     // try returning rich error data.
     if (mException == EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED) {
-        return mErrorCode == OK ? FAILED_TRANSACTION : mErrorCode;
+        return mErrorCode;
     }
 
     status_t status = parcel->writeInt32(mException);
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@
 
 void Status::setException(int32_t ex, const String8& message) {
     mException = ex;
-    mErrorCode = NO_ERROR;  // an exception, not a transaction failure.
+    mErrorCode = ex == EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED ? FAILED_TRANSACTION : NO_ERROR;
     mMessage.setTo(message);
 }